Whale spotted near the Locks?
My Ballard reader Dan said he spotted what appears to be a small gray whale just west of the Ballard Locks around noon on Wednesday, and he sent us this …
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Apparent suicide near Whittier Elementary
Police responded at 5:30 a.m. to the east side of Whittier Elementary School, on 13th and 75th, to investigate an apparent suicide. “There appeared to be a body on the …
Mary Ave NW sign changed to Mary Jane NW
The sign at the corner of 70th and Mary Ave NW has been painted over with a new name. We saw this sign this morning. Someone has painted over “Mary …
Family of raccoons spotted off Market
We’ve seen a raccoon in a tree, a raccoon on a roof, and now there’s a family of raccoons hanging out next to a bar on Market Street. Robby emailed …
Ballardite photographs tile street markers
One Ballardite is on a mission to document all the tile street names embedded along some of Ballard’s roads. “Since I moved into Ballard in September 08,” Luke emailed, “I’ve …
A neighbor asks drivers to ‘slow down’
There has been discussion in the forum about people speeding on both the main drags and on the side streets of Ballard. Running errands today we saw this sign on …
‘Cat found’ poster shows one mean kitty
Posters of missing cats and dogs are commonplace around Ballard, but My Ballard reader Newman sent us this funny photo of a prank (or hacked) poster on 75th St. between …
New ‘sharrows’ on 32nd Ave. NW
Seattle Department of Transportation crews are working to paint “sharrows” for bicyclists along 32nd Ave. NW. Jen emailed us last night. “At 6:30 p.m. these guys were at the 32nd …
Truck gets stuck under Ballard Bridge
A truck heading westbound on Leary got stuck turning right onto 15th. Ben emailed us this picture that he took just before 6 p.m. “The truck was sort of jack …
It’s chilly in Ballard
There’s a chill in the air this morning, but we’re doubting that it’s this cold: This sign was seen at 15th & 64th. As edog points out in comments, “I …
Anyone headed to ‘Freemont’?
We saw this Metro bus on Market headed towards “Freemont.” At the risk of turning into the neighborhood spelling police, that’s not the first time the county has misspelled the …
Flags celebrate the Fourth
As is customary, the house on 32nd Ave. and 57th St. is adorned with flags. Just about every Fourth of July and Memorial Day, the owner covers every square yard …